A weakened media at war with itself is ideal for the establishment to step in. There are no elder voices to listen to, no judge or referee to blow the whistle.
TRPs are an estimate of the number of people who watch a particular channel during a specific time period. The system is being questioned, again, after Republic TV case.
NDTV 24x7, Times Now, India Today, CNN News18 & ABP News go after Republic’s English & Hindi channels; their chief Arnab Goswami threatens criminal defamation.
Shiv Sena says Republic TV has broken journalists' code of ethics by conducting a 'media trial' and Arnab Goswami has spoken about Uddhav Thackeray in derogatory terms.
The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.
The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
Media has definitely changed in last 20 years which has also led to spread of awareness among the rural people also. I think media funded by external forces has led to damage of journalism standard. If so called secular and communist have invaded the soul of Bharat varsh then definitely few has taken benefits of such situations and they have come out with a nationalist approach which exploits the emotion of common people who are very much clear about their choices rather than finding themselves being manipulated by foreign funded media. Now a days a common indian knows that English media especially is being funded by anti national who doesnot want india to grow further and in such case we have to make sure we should have a clear choice which is much more visible in 2014,2019 but autocratic mind set up wants monarchy in the shape of pseudo secularism which will not prevail .I am definitely sure that in coming days new generation will be more clear in their thaughts what they want .
Mr Gupta.. You have come out with a readable article after very long years. Still there are some questions. Didn’t you ridicule the Republic Channel as a North Korean Channel? Didn’t you justify TV journalists being paid salaries of more than a Crore a month and availing paid trips by business interests (Westland Heliopters entertaining the lkes of Burka Dutt) ? Didn’t you curry favours from the then UPA government I and II as editor of Indian Express and promote your personal interest. Didn’t you demonise Narendra Modi along with other journalists for 12 long years. Didn’t you peddle the infamous “coup story” as Editor of IE – not worth the paper printed and still refused to show any remorseness. Was not the City police commissioner of Mumbai acting on the behest of the illegitimate State government under three varying political outfits which was so obvious? Wasn’t the police commissioner talking all non sense in front of TV cameras?.
Its is Arnab vs Congress/NCP and media houses have choosen their mai baaps. I was surprised that no one in Media raised any hue cry after physical attack on Arnab few months back. Clearly the established media was paying their dues for what they have received decade back like Padma Shrees etc.
However much you hate Arnab, now I listen to him rather than the Others for latest news. Damn the other false news media.
2019 was the crucial year for media,for, they all wanted Congress or UPA to come back to power. Lutyans had enjoyed so many prevelages as media and some even succeeded getting into the kitchen cabinet.But alas 2019 became a public choice and not media choice. MODI who removed so many anamolies of UPA removed the perquisites enjoyed, like air travel withPM or 5 star stay or high end alcoholic parties. This is worse than warriors getting actual weapons. They have to come down to the level of ordinary citizens. With performance speaking loud their lies were not finding buyers. And add insult to injury the JINGOISTIC CLUB MEMBERSHIP was found already sold. So the present shrill cry from media. Public DO ENJOY watching such a cry because they are already trained by SOAP SERIALS ironically by the media.
“This war is a mass-scale fratricide. We are all the same expendable extras.”…glad to know that you are considering yourself as extras…if my memory serves correctly this was not the case before 2014. Change is constant and it’s high time for us Indian to decide with whom we incline…why fuss. Shift is bound happen from left to RIGHT..be at peace
India media hit self destruct button the day it left Truth and Honesty. (Long before Arnab even came into the scene.)
Most of you witch hunted “anything Hindu” for decades. Now when the tables are beginning to turn, you are realising the problem. If media was honest, and truthful, Arnab wouldn’t have happened.
200 FIRs against a journalist by a prominent political party and no protest by any other journalist speaks volumes. How divided they are and no one asked why Mumbai FIR is not mentioned and whose name was there. All were speaking the language of Mumbai police commissioner as if Yudhishter has said something in press conference.
The present Crisis in the Media is a idea or self destruct mechanism created by the people whose names are appearing for their Evil Deeds. Now such a divided Media or their thirst for TRP was a Tool used by such Political parties , in such a manner, like saying If we political parties cannot survive , then we will divide the Public attention by thowing a Smoke bomb in the Country, like the present issue and divide the Public attention.
“That’s a waste in these polarised times when, once you believe in a person or a leader, you believe everything he says. And anything the other side says must be false.”
This is NOT entirely correct.
I had written earlier in a comment that if we know who wrote a piece we already know what is written, even without having to read the contents. That is how polarized the media is. It is futile to blame somebody else for polarisation in the media. Also a very important point to note is that only a very minuscule of Indians watch these “news” channels – as reported by SG in an episode of Cut the Clutter on 09 Oct (or was it on 8 Oct?).
It will be apt to recall an incident in 2019 where Sashi Tharoor had some words of appreciation for NaMo. He was castigated by the congress for it. He responded as follows:- To quote a report….
“Defending his praise for PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday has responded to the notice sent to him by Kerala Congress asking for an explanation for his praise. In his letter to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), he highlights the increase in vote percentage due to PM Modi. He also told that Congress must acknowledge this fact and learn from it. He also urged Congress to publicly stand for nationalistic issues. “
You see, leaders, The media,” experts”, commentators and the like have to give the devil its due, whether the Devil be in the Government or in the opposition. Some of the leaders and the Media have to mature. Sadly, it is they who are trying to polasise the Nation for vested interests. Senior media personalities have a big role to play in this.
Thankfully, the fact is that most of the Indians are NOT as polarized as the media and many of the experts and commentators are making out it to be.
‘I had written earlier in a comment that if we know who wrote a piece we already know what is written, even without having to read the contents. ‘
The same applies to you. We know you are a pretentious apologist for Hindu fascism, living comfortably in America.
Why shouldn’t govt regulate? Not the content of course, that is dangerous. But what about classification? Those that rake in revenues based on advertising be classified as entertainment channels and taxed at a higher rate. Their reporters do not get the pedigree of news channels, which are subscription only, e.g. at govt briefings et al. All DTH and cable networks must mandatorily carry three news channels one English and two of local language. The news channels are taxed at lower rates. Will it work Mr. Gupta? You don’ t give firecrackers to kids to play with in the house but you can give them option: toy gun inside or firecrackers outside. Let them choose thereafter. Injuries are fact of life, no one can protect all.
Why anyone opposed to BJPs views is termed antinational can you explain. Can they not hold view different. Did not BJP hold views different from that Congress.
Shekhar Ji
In these polarized times also, an old school like me still reads you. But you have changed, haven’t you?
Was this a balanced reporting? Only last week in Hathras, you were preaching us not to believe the police.
And look at this case. FIR mentions India Today, Six times, India Today has paid the fine of five lacs for manipulation. How taking a cover of intellectual veneer, you have glossed over your previous employer’s track record.
You have not even questioned Mumbai Police Chief for holding a press conference, so soon, without investigation, because it suits you and your side of the pole.
Gone are the days, when stories used to have both view points and neutral questions.
You are right! We are compelled to choose one side and stick to it. You are also pushing us towards that.
The Wire, the Print, Sribe, NDTV, The Hindu are just a few names in the media who are so visible in their anti-Modi tirade that we don’t really need to read. Just the headlines is enough to stop the reader from going any further. They always downplay anything Modi and his government does, while some stupid remarks and comments by Rahul and his tribe makes find front-page headlines. This is so obvious that we the readers do not even bother to read or watch these channels to get any authentic news.
But somehow ‘The Wire, the Print, Sribe, NDTV, The Hindu’ trouble you too much. You are unable to ignore them and just live with Republic. The mind wants to deny reality, but at the back of the mind, something warns you of delusions.
Don’t hide behind a mask like as if you’re seeking protection from Covid 19, use a real name and then try”selling” whatever it is that you wish to sell. But I’m not too sure if you’ll succeed because you’re selling stale, ridiculous & toxic stuff that will have no takers and like the rest of your well wishers you will have to shut shop soon… Happy sales Rosgulla or whatever..
Brahmin, if I am selling stale, ridiculous & toxic stuff that will have no takers, why are you responding ?
There is always an another side to a coin. Do you want people to appreciate even when a Govt slips up.
Mr.N.Prakash your assessment is perfect, people are aware what is going on in the country. Journalism is no more what it should be, now its only mudslinging among others. Both mr. Shekhar Gupta and Surdesai of India Today are chameleon of present day, YouTube videos definitely tell how they change year after year keeping aside their policy and integrity of journalism. Time to switch off TV news channels and go back to AIR.
TV journalist having egos?
Half the news time is wasted on projecting their supposed fearlessness
Just as the film actors display their intellectual and professional depravity when ranting against the govt and not within their fraternity so do these glorified newsreader
We all have every right to criticise the government of the day and the politicians and you journos also
This is not to demean any profession but to remind them to remain honest to your customers
I have always believed that the government has harmed itself by progressively throttling the media. Few, increasingly feeble, critical voices. So performance can continue to decline across all domains, without paying a price in terms of the assault we saw on UPA II. Social media is filling a vital gap. A difficult – sometimes dangerous – time to be a journalist in India. Always hope that this is a transient phase. 2. As far as the future of the profession is concerned, there are so many bright young (wo)men who make us feel proud.
Shekar u r being paid by Congress and thus have no leg to stand on. Quit barking at Republic which is run as a news channel has shown how the mafia of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP are running the show
in Maha.Lynching of Sadhus goes un-punished, demolishment of Kanganas office, murder of SSR.
This Mafia has Don’s running the show, Covid19 is still rampant and freinds of Mafia can freely do whatever they want in public’s eye’s but the crooked mafia will not act.The days of this Mafia are numbered.Pappu calls some shoirt when he is in minority so what wouyld happen if Pappu had majority?
More than TRPs, it is a battle between ideals. Arnab Goswami, shifted his stand from liberal to conservative/Hindutva just before 2014 elections. He came to know the pulse of the people then. From then on liberal TV Channels and their anchors were up against him. Of course, he also took the discourse to another extreme. Now, they got a chance to nail him or put him down on the alleged TRP fraud. The Mumbai Police would not have involved in probing, had there been BJP Government in Maharashtra. Vice Versa, Arnab would not have blamed them, if the government was that of the BJP. The schism is in journalists” ideology and they are battling to win over.
Shekhar Gupta starts with a huge bias right at the beginning of this article when he says “we know Arnab divides”. Who are these “we” SG is referring to ? Because the common man of this country who knows its bikau media well knows that Arnab unites all those who stand with our nation, with our soldiers, demands accountability from those who allow their police to hand over the Sadhus to a murderous mob only to be killed, he asks questions when a priest of a temple is burnt to death and the government. And Arnab has to ask these questions because people like SG will not ask these uncomfortable questions to those in power, more so if the powers that be do not belong to the BJP. The easiest no brainer target to be attacked is a BJP CM, a BJP MP, a BJP MLA and of course the BJP PM is under attack from the likes of SG since 2002. The people of this country know well that a Rajdeep Sardesai or a Barkha Dutt or a Shekhar Gupta or the Coomi Kapoor, N Ram, Aarti Jerath, Nidhi Razdan and many more of this world will never ask questions to a congress or a non BJP government for the crimes committed under watch. So while Hathras causes nation wide outrage and rightly so, the killing of Sadhus, the temple priests doesnt even evoke a minimum condemnation forget targeting the Maharashtra CM and the Rajasthan CM. But Shekhar Gupta feels that this is not the issue at all. This is where he is divorced from reality. People are very angry with these media dalals who are selective in their outrage. And Arnab is honest, man of integrity, never in his life he would have even had a coffee from a politician and that is why he is able to question the politicians fearlessly. Can the same thing be said for SG, Rajdeep, Barkha or many others ? I am sure the answer would be no. At some point or the other these mediamen would jave surely taken favours from their congress bosses like a plot of land in lutyens or other key location, foreign tours, cash for writing favourable article, etc etc. So there is no way we can expect a SG or these kind of journos to take up the killing of Sadhus or the drug menace in Maharashtra, the killing of priest in Rajasthan with the state govts. Mr Gupta your article lacks honesty.
Very well written Sir, you are also a true media soldier for our peace lover country and responsible nationalist citizens of India. We appreciate your truthful justification and power of expression.
I am with Arnab. He is a staunch nationalist. There a very few journalists who bring the country first and then their interests. We are with you Arnab.
Shekhar Gupta here is like a child telling its sibling to behave as otherwise the parents will shout. As a grown-up, couldn’t he find a better argument why the journalists should be reacting in a more matured manner? Secondly it is high time that he accepts that the so called self regulations are not working and start an introspection rather than blaming everybody else for the mess.
this article lacks credibility because the writer is Shekhar Gupta from Lutyens people do not support any channel by viewership it happens only if they strongly believe in a particular channel or channels
If you are No. 1, you will get targeted especially people who were there before you. Your ego doesn’t allow you to accept that some body who rubbed shoulders with you in one channel for many years.
Just like BJP won the Elections from all cities all across the nation & though everybody keeps criticising them, nobody has still figured out why he won the election. Maybe same thing applies for Republic. I will call this Arnab’s “Rafale” test. Modi won. Arnab should win, he has no choice.
nothing will happen. this too shall pass. like NDTV got away with its alleged fraud and irregularities with support from press council of india.
republic tv is as poweful today as ndtv once was.
Few months back Arnab deserted, the particular organisation of which you are president, raising finger on yr Integrity.Now you are writing in favour of Arnab n targeting India Today.But Mumbai police clearified that those people related to investigation named Republic not India Today.yr Quint should publish it too like you published earlier abt FIR related names.
Shekhar Gupta has no connection with Quint but Print.
Badly written, incoherent with poorly constructed anologies! This from a reputed journalist, an otherwise sane voice in the media war he talks about. However, we can only share his anguish, and do little than to add our voices against hatred & bigotry.
Shekharji media is more free now than ever before because the narrative and narrators can immediately be questioned on their fake n biased narrative on SOCIAL MEDIA.
The time of one way communication where journalist used to claim of unbiased journalism is now being replaced by own admission of having political preferences. You yourself who for decades maintained a stance of unbiased journalism has now gracefully discarded the FAKE NARRATIVE of being completely unbiased.
Media editors have a bad habit of discussing poverty while enjoying SINGLE MALT WHISKY. And actually earn huge remuneration for the same.
The recent events of HATHRAS and BALRAMPUR are a stark reminder that media still is not FREE from HOPING to play the role of newsmakers rather than reporting the whole truth without facing the wrath of editors biases.
Mr Shekar Gupta seems to be under the illusion that the news channels have a huge following and that their well being or otherwise impacts national opinion and so. Let’s get the facts right. The English news channels have a minuscule following (and not humongous as Mr Gupta thinks) and there is no one to cry ove their bad times. In fact a lot of those who watch these channels do it more for the entertainment value and not the news value
Please let the entire lot kill each other. Journalists have been peddling so much falsehood since Modi became prime minister that the only person who really believes them today is Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi believes whatever journalists write. Journalists believe whatever Rahul Gandhi says. The Print also publishes false news quite frequently, also articles that are based on a lot of falsehood. The only thing which saves Print from the ignominy of being called out as a peddler of false news is that no one really reads it. Did you not notice that you don’t get big advertisers? That your readership is abysmal? Your website is low down even in Alexa listings?
Wow, you are angry with the media ! I presume you rely on truthful news which comes from the BJP’s IT cell. China did not take land, India’s economy is the fastest growing, Hindus are the vishwa guru…..
Islamists and their cohorts are everything in the world. Another paki idiot here.
Brilliantly put!
why, because it doesnt resort to every news as “explosive”, “massive”, “huge”? being neutral is its only mistake instead of bootlicking the government? you have no sense of respect.” journalists have been peddling falsehood”. like how, when more than 70% of the media chants Namo. any logical person can differentiate between who is peddling lies and who is talking truth. as per you there cannot be any opposition in the country? or anyone opposing the PMO is an antinational? or the govt has not committed any mistakes till now. and how exactly is advertising linked to quality of journalism? i assume you are educated. then how can you give such arguments? fact of the matter is that this present gov is no different from any previous congress regimes. with the majority it has it could have done so much better. but what legacy has the PM built till now? has the optimism of 2014 been kept up? or are you blind to the economic situation of the country. i probably hate the congress more than you do. but this govt has been an absolute disappointment, with the majority it has got. whether you start with your trolling, whataboutery, anything, or maybe think about it, is left to your cognisance.
This piece has been written so badly “what goes of my pop?* And even worse. It’s a disgrace to journalism if you have such low quality writers put out pieces, that leave such a negative experience. The piece has no structure, it has childish analagies and at the end doesn’t even have any fact or inference.
Please edit these pieces before publishing them.
Well said. It is a totally biased article by the PRINT. When RAGA misinterpreted the SC Comments during Rafale review appeal, then the SC pulled RAGA. Was that not a serious matter, when a president of age old National party misinterpreted deliberately. What PRINT was doing then. Was it sleeping then and writing all waste stuff now.
Ah the regular customer….. Who is waiting for the big Indian “khulasa” ……. Shut your pie hole…….. The aim of journalism is not to jump to conclusions *I know your head must be hurting now, your life view being questioned* but to report the things as they are and ask the right questions , and only claim (only if claiming) with right and valid proofs. I know you watch India Tv and it’s ground breaking journalism ” Aliens kya gaay ka doodh Pete hai? Khulasa break ke Baad” (this is real, no kidding) . So please step aside and let a few people ask the right questions, even if it’s difficult for you to comprehend what exactly is happening here….. Just a hint….. Journalism.
We are with Arnav, Republic TV, not at all with a aajtk, all others are fake, including the print, I think it is enough.
In other words what Shekhar babu wishes to say is – “An all-out Mahabharat is coming. No one will be able to sit it out. Better pick your side. Whether Dharma will win or not – destruction is assured.”
Quo vadis spectators.
Media is a business which cannot survive without profit. When the owner and the editor is one person, against a competitor who has hired editors the playing fields are are different.
For up to a week ago all channels were full of SSR news. Now with the exception one all the rest seems to have dropped the SSR news. This should have been done with some explanation otherwise the message it gives is little or no concern for the viewer. The ones going quiet loose the credibility. Which is important for the editor and not so much the owner.
IF we want to have freedom of expression and allow the media a free run with reasonable restrictions, viewers must be given the right to exercise their preferences and not made hostage to the advertising revenue war, with pulls and pushes of police power.
IF COUKIDAR CHOR HAI and TERE CO DADE SE MARENGE is ok of for PM why moan about the rest.
In country where the people have demonstrated that they will change what is not good, let us have faith in them. Give them all the opinions for making an informed choice.
Long back, I had read that Chalapati Rao, the editor of Statesman always went around with his resignation letter in the pocket. People nowadays enter journalism for cultivating people, for influence peddling. Didn’t we see this in UPA2 where the journalists and PR people pulled the strings to get their choice people to cabinet and choice ministries. The rot started long back, in late 1980s and early 1990s when the media as a whole wanted to play secular card and leaned whole hog in favour of secular government and left leaning intellectuals. It became worse, when entire media ganged up against Narendra Modi in the aftermath of Post-Godhra riots for almost a decade. Since, has any media played honest broker’s role.? We, the aam admi watch news and read news because we have no choice.
Arnab Goswami comes across as a total MANIAC in his TV shows. To imagine that such a sick man is trying to mould the opinion of vast number of citizens is in itself a grave crime. By fraudulently jacking up his TRP, he is lowering their resistance level further. This man should be FORCED to shut shop immediately. His actual crime beyond the TRP issue: HE IS TRYING TO CREATE MENTAL DWARFS right across the country. This is a dangerous form of sedition. What is the extreme punishment for sedition, death by a firing squad? Arnab Goswami deserves it.
Wow, you just accused him of trp fraud. When he is not even in FIR
I fully endorse u r views right on the dat
then why do you watch him? is he handsome?
More than this article, which in my view lacks clarity, the ‘Cut the Clutter’ provides valuable information. To briefly summarize from that Cut the Clutter, the English News Channels’ viewership is minuscule, just 1.5% of the total and BARC has assigned just 499 households out total 44000 to arrive at its conclusion of ratings. Moreover, the ad revenue that English News Channels get is also minuscule , chhutta or leftover of the total. The lion’s share obviously goes to entertainment channels. So what are these channels fighting for? Firstly, BARC’s ratings based on just 499 connections have no meaning and significance. Secondly, the advertisers are no fools to get misled by such misleading, confusing and illusory ratings. By having just a cursory observations, one can guess that ad revenue that these Channel get is not based on these ratings at all. Thus NDTV might be having low ratings, but any advertiser would know that it has a loyal viewership base that consists of high income groups. Consequently, NDTV would not suffer due to its low ratings, which are in any case meaningless and insignificant. My view is that barring a few honorable exceptions, the entire TV news channels, irrespective of its language, has lost credibility , suffer from extremely poor quality and are not simply watchable. But we may watch them nevertheless, as they provide free entertainment during Covid times.
Advertisers don’t go by names they go by revenue. If they cover 15 channels and if they add another channel, they will review their sales to find out if their adventure worked. They are least bothered about anything else.
Big English/Hindi news channels and all print media were , in the
pre-Republic tv era, mostly controlled
by big business barons, except a few, with sole purpose of making money. For this
they affiliate with the establishment.
Being this in their mind they also
hire the experienced/harwad/Colombia
educated elite class as editors/correspondents whose mindset
is that there was no India till English
came and all things associated with
the so called great civilization of
Bharath is bumkum/bullshit.
They will yell from housetop
for the free speech but will not
allow other view!
It must be mentioned that to
look fair they allow occasionally
a different view. Very clever of
them !
Now a Journalist from middle
Class come up and open up all
Shenagina openly because he is
not bound by any money sack.This
money sack, whose sole purpose is to
make money naturally lead
him to in alliance with ruling/
elite class.
This is, in nutshell the storyline
of Aruna Goswami and his
Republic tv. which is flourshing.
All established patterns in media
management have been broken,
so many are worried and herding
together against Arnab Goswamy.
All common middle class people
actually should welcome this
The role of internet including
social media is big in this change.
1.If you keep your mouth SHUT, it will be good for you; you can’t influence a single soul by your verbal diarrhea
2.The Nationalists know exactly what they are doing and have to do.
3. They dont care for the internal enemies of Bharat who are the slaves of the anti-Bharat masters abroad.
The nationalists allowed China to take land, and said nothing happened. You want the media and public to keep quiet ?
Nationalist know what they are doing . Hitler’s nationalism killed millions of Jews and finally nationalist Nazis got Nuremberg trials
Any opinion you don’t like/agree with is anti bharat??
Hmmm…..you must be the epitome of Indian nationalism…..p.s please give me an insight, that when you open your incognito tab do you still maintain nationalism??
How come everyone who is not toeing the line of BJP has become anti-nationals. Did Congress during their rule call those who were not toeing their line as anti-nationals. What BJP and sympathisers are doing is wrong. Those opposed to BJP are as much Patriotic Indians as any if not more.
Well said Sir, you are the true humanitarian because you support the people of the land and country, The main thing is that every question raised and conspiracy done by those who dosen’t have faith in Indian constitution and always unsatisfied by the law of this land and hates here fellow citizens, our culture and social responsibility towards the country.
Media has definitely changed in last 20 years which has also led to spread of awareness among the rural people also. I think media funded by external forces has led to damage of journalism standard. If so called secular and communist have invaded the soul of Bharat varsh then definitely few has taken benefits of such situations and they have come out with a nationalist approach which exploits the emotion of common people who are very much clear about their choices rather than finding themselves being manipulated by foreign funded media. Now a days a common indian knows that English media especially is being funded by anti national who doesnot want india to grow further and in such case we have to make sure we should have a clear choice which is much more visible in 2014,2019 but autocratic mind set up wants monarchy in the shape of pseudo secularism which will not prevail .I am definitely sure that in coming days new generation will be more clear in their thaughts what they want .
Mr Gupta.. You have come out with a readable article after very long years. Still there are some questions. Didn’t you ridicule the Republic Channel as a North Korean Channel? Didn’t you justify TV journalists being paid salaries of more than a Crore a month and availing paid trips by business interests (Westland Heliopters entertaining the lkes of Burka Dutt) ? Didn’t you curry favours from the then UPA government I and II as editor of Indian Express and promote your personal interest. Didn’t you demonise Narendra Modi along with other journalists for 12 long years. Didn’t you peddle the infamous “coup story” as Editor of IE – not worth the paper printed and still refused to show any remorseness. Was not the City police commissioner of Mumbai acting on the behest of the illegitimate State government under three varying political outfits which was so obvious? Wasn’t the police commissioner talking all non sense in front of TV cameras?.
Its is Arnab vs Congress/NCP and media houses have choosen their mai baaps. I was surprised that no one in Media raised any hue cry after physical attack on Arnab few months back. Clearly the established media was paying their dues for what they have received decade back like Padma Shrees etc.
We are with Arnav Goswami, Republic Bharat
However much you hate Arnab, now I listen to him rather than the Others for latest news. Damn the other false news media.
2019 was the crucial year for media,for, they all wanted Congress or UPA to come back to power. Lutyans had enjoyed so many prevelages as media and some even succeeded getting into the kitchen cabinet.But alas 2019 became a public choice and not media choice. MODI who removed so many anamolies of UPA removed the perquisites enjoyed, like air travel withPM or 5 star stay or high end alcoholic parties. This is worse than warriors getting actual weapons. They have to come down to the level of ordinary citizens. With performance speaking loud their lies were not finding buyers. And add insult to injury the JINGOISTIC CLUB MEMBERSHIP was found already sold. So the present shrill cry from media. Public DO ENJOY watching such a cry because they are already trained by SOAP SERIALS ironically by the media.
Very good article for this turbulent times, especially for digital media.
But we do need strong regulation to control foreigners like Sidharth Varadarajan from promoting separatism and social unrest in India.
“This war is a mass-scale fratricide. We are all the same expendable extras.”…glad to know that you are considering yourself as extras…if my memory serves correctly this was not the case before 2014. Change is constant and it’s high time for us Indian to decide with whom we incline…why fuss. Shift is bound happen from left to RIGHT..be at peace
India media hit self destruct button the day it left Truth and Honesty. (Long before Arnab even came into the scene.)
Most of you witch hunted “anything Hindu” for decades. Now when the tables are beginning to turn, you are realising the problem. If media was honest, and truthful, Arnab wouldn’t have happened.
200 FIRs against a journalist by a prominent political party and no protest by any other journalist speaks volumes. How divided they are and no one asked why Mumbai FIR is not mentioned and whose name was there. All were speaking the language of Mumbai police commissioner as if Yudhishter has said something in press conference.
The present Crisis in the Media is a idea or self destruct mechanism created by the people whose names are appearing for their Evil Deeds. Now such a divided Media or their thirst for TRP was a Tool used by such Political parties , in such a manner, like saying If we political parties cannot survive , then we will divide the Public attention by thowing a Smoke bomb in the Country, like the present issue and divide the Public attention.
“That’s a waste in these polarised times when, once you believe in a person or a leader, you believe everything he says. And anything the other side says must be false.”
This is NOT entirely correct.
I had written earlier in a comment that if we know who wrote a piece we already know what is written, even without having to read the contents. That is how polarized the media is. It is futile to blame somebody else for polarisation in the media. Also a very important point to note is that only a very minuscule of Indians watch these “news” channels – as reported by SG in an episode of Cut the Clutter on 09 Oct (or was it on 8 Oct?).
It will be apt to recall an incident in 2019 where Sashi Tharoor had some words of appreciation for NaMo. He was castigated by the congress for it. He responded as follows:- To quote a report….
“Defending his praise for PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday has responded to the notice sent to him by Kerala Congress asking for an explanation for his praise. In his letter to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), he highlights the increase in vote percentage due to PM Modi. He also told that Congress must acknowledge this fact and learn from it. He also urged Congress to publicly stand for nationalistic issues. “
You see, leaders, The media,” experts”, commentators and the like have to give the devil its due, whether the Devil be in the Government or in the opposition. Some of the leaders and the Media have to mature. Sadly, it is they who are trying to polasise the Nation for vested interests. Senior media personalities have a big role to play in this.
Thankfully, the fact is that most of the Indians are NOT as polarized as the media and many of the experts and commentators are making out it to be.
‘I had written earlier in a comment that if we know who wrote a piece we already know what is written, even without having to read the contents. ‘
The same applies to you. We know you are a pretentious apologist for Hindu fascism, living comfortably in America.
Why shouldn’t govt regulate? Not the content of course, that is dangerous. But what about classification? Those that rake in revenues based on advertising be classified as entertainment channels and taxed at a higher rate. Their reporters do not get the pedigree of news channels, which are subscription only, e.g. at govt briefings et al. All DTH and cable networks must mandatorily carry three news channels one English and two of local language. The news channels are taxed at lower rates. Will it work Mr. Gupta? You don’ t give firecrackers to kids to play with in the house but you can give them option: toy gun inside or firecrackers outside. Let them choose thereafter. Injuries are fact of life, no one can protect all.
Vikram Jadhav very true. Only anti nationalist will fight against Arnab. Our support is for Republic TV
Why anyone opposed to BJPs views is termed antinational can you explain. Can they not hold view different. Did not BJP hold views different from that Congress.
Shekhar Ji
In these polarized times also, an old school like me still reads you. But you have changed, haven’t you?
Was this a balanced reporting? Only last week in Hathras, you were preaching us not to believe the police.
And look at this case. FIR mentions India Today, Six times, India Today has paid the fine of five lacs for manipulation. How taking a cover of intellectual veneer, you have glossed over your previous employer’s track record.
You have not even questioned Mumbai Police Chief for holding a press conference, so soon, without investigation, because it suits you and your side of the pole.
Gone are the days, when stories used to have both view points and neutral questions.
You are right! We are compelled to choose one side and stick to it. You are also pushing us towards that.
The Wire, the Print, Sribe, NDTV, The Hindu are just a few names in the media who are so visible in their anti-Modi tirade that we don’t really need to read. Just the headlines is enough to stop the reader from going any further. They always downplay anything Modi and his government does, while some stupid remarks and comments by Rahul and his tribe makes find front-page headlines. This is so obvious that we the readers do not even bother to read or watch these channels to get any authentic news.
But somehow ‘The Wire, the Print, Sribe, NDTV, The Hindu’ trouble you too much. You are unable to ignore them and just live with Republic. The mind wants to deny reality, but at the back of the mind, something warns you of delusions.
Don’t hide behind a mask like as if you’re seeking protection from Covid 19, use a real name and then try”selling” whatever it is that you wish to sell. But I’m not too sure if you’ll succeed because you’re selling stale, ridiculous & toxic stuff that will have no takers and like the rest of your well wishers you will have to shut shop soon… Happy sales Rosgulla or whatever..
Brahmin, if I am selling stale, ridiculous & toxic stuff that will have no takers, why are you responding ?
There is always an another side to a coin. Do you want people to appreciate even when a Govt slips up.
Mr.N.Prakash your assessment is perfect, people are aware what is going on in the country. Journalism is no more what it should be, now its only mudslinging among others. Both mr. Shekhar Gupta and Surdesai of India Today are chameleon of present day, YouTube videos definitely tell how they change year after year keeping aside their policy and integrity of journalism. Time to switch off TV news channels and go back to AIR.
TV journalist having egos?
Half the news time is wasted on projecting their supposed fearlessness
Just as the film actors display their intellectual and professional depravity when ranting against the govt and not within their fraternity so do these glorified newsreader
We all have every right to criticise the government of the day and the politicians and you journos also
This is not to demean any profession but to remind them to remain honest to your customers
At least WION gives the news not views
I have always believed that the government has harmed itself by progressively throttling the media. Few, increasingly feeble, critical voices. So performance can continue to decline across all domains, without paying a price in terms of the assault we saw on UPA II. Social media is filling a vital gap. A difficult – sometimes dangerous – time to be a journalist in India. Always hope that this is a transient phase. 2. As far as the future of the profession is concerned, there are so many bright young (wo)men who make us feel proud.
Shekar u r being paid by Congress and thus have no leg to stand on. Quit barking at Republic which is run as a news channel has shown how the mafia of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP are running the show
in Maha.Lynching of Sadhus goes un-punished, demolishment of Kanganas office, murder of SSR.
This Mafia has Don’s running the show, Covid19 is still rampant and freinds of Mafia can freely do whatever they want in public’s eye’s but the crooked mafia will not act.The days of this Mafia are numbered.Pappu calls some shoirt when he is in minority so what wouyld happen if Pappu had majority?
More than TRPs, it is a battle between ideals. Arnab Goswami, shifted his stand from liberal to conservative/Hindutva just before 2014 elections. He came to know the pulse of the people then. From then on liberal TV Channels and their anchors were up against him. Of course, he also took the discourse to another extreme. Now, they got a chance to nail him or put him down on the alleged TRP fraud. The Mumbai Police would not have involved in probing, had there been BJP Government in Maharashtra. Vice Versa, Arnab would not have blamed them, if the government was that of the BJP. The schism is in journalists” ideology and they are battling to win over.
Though I am no fan of Arnab, i just dont like the kind of ravish, sardesai, barkha ..
In comparison arnab , sudhir, rajat are far better…
Shekhar Gupta starts with a huge bias right at the beginning of this article when he says “we know Arnab divides”. Who are these “we” SG is referring to ? Because the common man of this country who knows its bikau media well knows that Arnab unites all those who stand with our nation, with our soldiers, demands accountability from those who allow their police to hand over the Sadhus to a murderous mob only to be killed, he asks questions when a priest of a temple is burnt to death and the government. And Arnab has to ask these questions because people like SG will not ask these uncomfortable questions to those in power, more so if the powers that be do not belong to the BJP. The easiest no brainer target to be attacked is a BJP CM, a BJP MP, a BJP MLA and of course the BJP PM is under attack from the likes of SG since 2002. The people of this country know well that a Rajdeep Sardesai or a Barkha Dutt or a Shekhar Gupta or the Coomi Kapoor, N Ram, Aarti Jerath, Nidhi Razdan and many more of this world will never ask questions to a congress or a non BJP government for the crimes committed under watch. So while Hathras causes nation wide outrage and rightly so, the killing of Sadhus, the temple priests doesnt even evoke a minimum condemnation forget targeting the Maharashtra CM and the Rajasthan CM. But Shekhar Gupta feels that this is not the issue at all. This is where he is divorced from reality. People are very angry with these media dalals who are selective in their outrage. And Arnab is honest, man of integrity, never in his life he would have even had a coffee from a politician and that is why he is able to question the politicians fearlessly. Can the same thing be said for SG, Rajdeep, Barkha or many others ? I am sure the answer would be no. At some point or the other these mediamen would jave surely taken favours from their congress bosses like a plot of land in lutyens or other key location, foreign tours, cash for writing favourable article, etc etc. So there is no way we can expect a SG or these kind of journos to take up the killing of Sadhus or the drug menace in Maharashtra, the killing of priest in Rajasthan with the state govts. Mr Gupta your article lacks honesty.
Very well written Sir, you are also a true media soldier for our peace lover country and responsible nationalist citizens of India. We appreciate your truthful justification and power of expression.
I am with Arnab. He is a staunch nationalist. There a very few journalists who bring the country first and then their interests. We are with you Arnab.
Let the Amrit manthan take place,let all.poison comes out,What ever happened happens for the good.
Yeh We are with arnab
Let all the lemurs jump off a cliff.. THE NATION WANTS TO KNOW why don’t they throttle each other to death?? !!.
A ‘maharathi’ (stalwart) of print media who contributed to fall in standards now saying that the news media is an institution. Ironic.
Shekhar Gupta here is like a child telling its sibling to behave as otherwise the parents will shout. As a grown-up, couldn’t he find a better argument why the journalists should be reacting in a more matured manner? Secondly it is high time that he accepts that the so called self regulations are not working and start an introspection rather than blaming everybody else for the mess.
We understand your concern SG. “that mere baap Ka kya jaata hai” what goes of my father line was funny.
We regularly read your articles.
this article lacks credibility because the writer is Shekhar Gupta from Lutyens people do not support any channel by viewership it happens only if they strongly believe in a particular channel or channels
If you are No. 1, you will get targeted especially people who were there before you. Your ego doesn’t allow you to accept that some body who rubbed shoulders with you in one channel for many years.
Just like BJP won the Elections from all cities all across the nation & though everybody keeps criticising them, nobody has still figured out why he won the election. Maybe same thing applies for Republic. I will call this Arnab’s “Rafale” test. Modi won. Arnab should win, he has no choice.
nothing will happen. this too shall pass. like NDTV got away with its alleged fraud and irregularities with support from press council of india.
republic tv is as poweful today as ndtv once was.
Few months back Arnab deserted, the particular organisation of which you are president, raising finger on yr Integrity.Now you are writing in favour of Arnab n targeting India Today.But Mumbai police clearified that those people related to investigation named Republic not India Today.yr Quint should publish it too like you published earlier abt FIR related names.
Shekhar Gupta has no connection with Quint but Print.
Badly written, incoherent with poorly constructed anologies! This from a reputed journalist, an otherwise sane voice in the media war he talks about. However, we can only share his anguish, and do little than to add our voices against hatred & bigotry.
India is with Arnab.
Shekharji media is more free now than ever before because the narrative and narrators can immediately be questioned on their fake n biased narrative on SOCIAL MEDIA.
The time of one way communication where journalist used to claim of unbiased journalism is now being replaced by own admission of having political preferences. You yourself who for decades maintained a stance of unbiased journalism has now gracefully discarded the FAKE NARRATIVE of being completely unbiased.
Media editors have a bad habit of discussing poverty while enjoying SINGLE MALT WHISKY. And actually earn huge remuneration for the same.
The recent events of HATHRAS and BALRAMPUR are a stark reminder that media still is not FREE from HOPING to play the role of newsmakers rather than reporting the whole truth without facing the wrath of editors biases.
Mr Shekar Gupta seems to be under the illusion that the news channels have a huge following and that their well being or otherwise impacts national opinion and so. Let’s get the facts right. The English news channels have a minuscule following (and not humongous as Mr Gupta thinks) and there is no one to cry ove their bad times. In fact a lot of those who watch these channels do it more for the entertainment value and not the news value
brilliant article
Please let the entire lot kill each other. Journalists have been peddling so much falsehood since Modi became prime minister that the only person who really believes them today is Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi believes whatever journalists write. Journalists believe whatever Rahul Gandhi says. The Print also publishes false news quite frequently, also articles that are based on a lot of falsehood. The only thing which saves Print from the ignominy of being called out as a peddler of false news is that no one really reads it. Did you not notice that you don’t get big advertisers? That your readership is abysmal? Your website is low down even in Alexa listings?
Wow, you are angry with the media ! I presume you rely on truthful news which comes from the BJP’s IT cell. China did not take land, India’s economy is the fastest growing, Hindus are the vishwa guru…..
Islamists and their cohorts are everything in the world. Another paki idiot here.
Brilliantly put!
why, because it doesnt resort to every news as “explosive”, “massive”, “huge”? being neutral is its only mistake instead of bootlicking the government? you have no sense of respect.” journalists have been peddling falsehood”. like how, when more than 70% of the media chants Namo. any logical person can differentiate between who is peddling lies and who is talking truth. as per you there cannot be any opposition in the country? or anyone opposing the PMO is an antinational? or the govt has not committed any mistakes till now. and how exactly is advertising linked to quality of journalism? i assume you are educated. then how can you give such arguments? fact of the matter is that this present gov is no different from any previous congress regimes. with the majority it has it could have done so much better. but what legacy has the PM built till now? has the optimism of 2014 been kept up? or are you blind to the economic situation of the country. i probably hate the congress more than you do. but this govt has been an absolute disappointment, with the majority it has got. whether you start with your trolling, whataboutery, anything, or maybe think about it, is left to your cognisance.
On point!
This piece has been written so badly “what goes of my pop?* And even worse. It’s a disgrace to journalism if you have such low quality writers put out pieces, that leave such a negative experience. The piece has no structure, it has childish analagies and at the end doesn’t even have any fact or inference.
Please edit these pieces before publishing them.
Well said. It is a totally biased article by the PRINT. When RAGA misinterpreted the SC Comments during Rafale review appeal, then the SC pulled RAGA. Was that not a serious matter, when a president of age old National party misinterpreted deliberately. What PRINT was doing then. Was it sleeping then and writing all waste stuff now.
Ah the regular customer….. Who is waiting for the big Indian “khulasa” ……. Shut your pie hole…….. The aim of journalism is not to jump to conclusions *I know your head must be hurting now, your life view being questioned* but to report the things as they are and ask the right questions , and only claim (only if claiming) with right and valid proofs. I know you watch India Tv and it’s ground breaking journalism ” Aliens kya gaay ka doodh Pete hai? Khulasa break ke Baad” (this is real, no kidding) . So please step aside and let a few people ask the right questions, even if it’s difficult for you to comprehend what exactly is happening here….. Just a hint….. Journalism.
We are with Arnav, Republic TV, not at all with a aajtk, all others are fake, including the print, I think it is enough.
We are with Arnav, Republic TV, not at all with a aajtk, I think it is enough.
In other words what Shekhar babu wishes to say is – “An all-out Mahabharat is coming. No one will be able to sit it out. Better pick your side. Whether Dharma will win or not – destruction is assured.”
Quo vadis spectators.
Bravo. You called a spade a spade.
Media is a business which cannot survive without profit. When the owner and the editor is one person, against a competitor who has hired editors the playing fields are are different.
For up to a week ago all channels were full of SSR news. Now with the exception one all the rest seems to have dropped the SSR news. This should have been done with some explanation otherwise the message it gives is little or no concern for the viewer. The ones going quiet loose the credibility. Which is important for the editor and not so much the owner.
IF we want to have freedom of expression and allow the media a free run with reasonable restrictions, viewers must be given the right to exercise their preferences and not made hostage to the advertising revenue war, with pulls and pushes of police power.
IF COUKIDAR CHOR HAI and TERE CO DADE SE MARENGE is ok of for PM why moan about the rest.
In country where the people have demonstrated that they will change what is not good, let us have faith in them. Give them all the opinions for making an informed choice.
Long back, I had read that Chalapati Rao, the editor of Statesman always went around with his resignation letter in the pocket. People nowadays enter journalism for cultivating people, for influence peddling. Didn’t we see this in UPA2 where the journalists and PR people pulled the strings to get their choice people to cabinet and choice ministries. The rot started long back, in late 1980s and early 1990s when the media as a whole wanted to play secular card and leaned whole hog in favour of secular government and left leaning intellectuals. It became worse, when entire media ganged up against Narendra Modi in the aftermath of Post-Godhra riots for almost a decade. Since, has any media played honest broker’s role.? We, the aam admi watch news and read news because we have no choice.
Arnab Goswami comes across as a total MANIAC in his TV shows. To imagine that such a sick man is trying to mould the opinion of vast number of citizens is in itself a grave crime. By fraudulently jacking up his TRP, he is lowering their resistance level further. This man should be FORCED to shut shop immediately. His actual crime beyond the TRP issue: HE IS TRYING TO CREATE MENTAL DWARFS right across the country. This is a dangerous form of sedition. What is the extreme punishment for sedition, death by a firing squad? Arnab Goswami deserves it.
Wow, you just accused him of trp fraud. When he is not even in FIR
I fully endorse u r views right on the dat
then why do you watch him? is he handsome?
More than this article, which in my view lacks clarity, the ‘Cut the Clutter’ provides valuable information. To briefly summarize from that Cut the Clutter, the English News Channels’ viewership is minuscule, just 1.5% of the total and BARC has assigned just 499 households out total 44000 to arrive at its conclusion of ratings. Moreover, the ad revenue that English News Channels get is also minuscule , chhutta or leftover of the total. The lion’s share obviously goes to entertainment channels. So what are these channels fighting for? Firstly, BARC’s ratings based on just 499 connections have no meaning and significance. Secondly, the advertisers are no fools to get misled by such misleading, confusing and illusory ratings. By having just a cursory observations, one can guess that ad revenue that these Channel get is not based on these ratings at all. Thus NDTV might be having low ratings, but any advertiser would know that it has a loyal viewership base that consists of high income groups. Consequently, NDTV would not suffer due to its low ratings, which are in any case meaningless and insignificant. My view is that barring a few honorable exceptions, the entire TV news channels, irrespective of its language, has lost credibility , suffer from extremely poor quality and are not simply watchable. But we may watch them nevertheless, as they provide free entertainment during Covid times.
Advertisers don’t go by names they go by revenue. If they cover 15 channels and if they add another channel, they will review their sales to find out if their adventure worked. They are least bothered about anything else.
Big English/Hindi news channels and all print media were , in the
pre-Republic tv era, mostly controlled
by big business barons, except a few, with sole purpose of making money. For this
they affiliate with the establishment.
Being this in their mind they also
hire the experienced/harwad/Colombia
educated elite class as editors/correspondents whose mindset
is that there was no India till English
came and all things associated with
the so called great civilization of
Bharath is bumkum/bullshit.
They will yell from housetop
for the free speech but will not
allow other view!
It must be mentioned that to
look fair they allow occasionally
a different view. Very clever of
them !
Now a Journalist from middle
Class come up and open up all
Shenagina openly because he is
not bound by any money sack.This
money sack, whose sole purpose is to
make money naturally lead
him to in alliance with ruling/
elite class.
This is, in nutshell the storyline
of Aruna Goswami and his
Republic tv. which is flourshing.
All established patterns in media
management have been broken,
so many are worried and herding
together against Arnab Goswamy.
All common middle class people
actually should welcome this
The role of internet including
social media is big in this change.
1.If you keep your mouth SHUT, it will be good for you; you can’t influence a single soul by your verbal diarrhea
2.The Nationalists know exactly what they are doing and have to do.
3. They dont care for the internal enemies of Bharat who are the slaves of the anti-Bharat masters abroad.
Well said
The nationalists allowed China to take land, and said nothing happened. You want the media and public to keep quiet ?
Nationalist know what they are doing . Hitler’s nationalism killed millions of Jews and finally nationalist Nazis got Nuremberg trials
Any opinion you don’t like/agree with is anti bharat??
Hmmm…..you must be the epitome of Indian nationalism…..p.s please give me an insight, that when you open your incognito tab do you still maintain nationalism??
How come everyone who is not toeing the line of BJP has become anti-nationals. Did Congress during their rule call those who were not toeing their line as anti-nationals. What BJP and sympathisers are doing is wrong. Those opposed to BJP are as much Patriotic Indians as any if not more.
Well said Sir, you are the true humanitarian because you support the people of the land and country, The main thing is that every question raised and conspiracy done by those who dosen’t have faith in Indian constitution and always unsatisfied by the law of this land and hates here fellow citizens, our culture and social responsibility towards the country.